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2010 Mazda MAZDA5

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA5 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 37.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

46 reports with mileage · 11 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

57 reports
56,000 miles · Jan 14, 2015
Latches/locks/linkages

ALL CAR LOCKS AND DOORS WERE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO CONDENSATION AND FREEZING. SPOUSE AND CHILD WERE UNABLE TO ENTER CAR IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10672373

45,834 miles · Jan 2, 2015
Engine And Engine Cooling

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTION PUMP (PART# AJ51-18-581A) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN; I REPLACED IT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. FIRST TIME WAS IN 11/21/2011, THEN AGAIN ON 7/31/2013 AND AGAIN ON 1/2/2015. TH…

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MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHEN ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK DETECTION PUMP (PART# AJ51-18-581A) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN; I REPLACED IT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. FIRST TIME WAS IN 11/21/2011, THEN AGAIN ON 7/31/2013 AND AGAIN ON 1/2/2015. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE IN CRAFTMENSHIP IF I HAD TO CHANGE THE PART 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10669688

137,000 miles · Oct 10, 2014
Air BagsService BrakesStructureCrashInjury

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DROPPING MY THREE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. THE ROAD THAT I LIVE ON IS WOODLAKE PKWY AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS FOURTY-FIVE MPH. A LADY IN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SUBDIVISION ON MY RIGHT, SHE WAS HEADED IN MY OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT HER AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE AND MISS HER ONLY PROJECTING ME …

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I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER DROPPING MY THREE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. THE ROAD THAT I LIVE ON IS WOODLAKE PKWY AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS FOURTY-FIVE MPH. A LADY IN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SUBDIVISION ON MY RIGHT, SHE WAS HEADED IN MY OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HIT HER AS I ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE AND MISS HER ONLY PROJECTING ME FURTHER AND FASTER TO MY LEFT WHERE THERE WERE TWO SETS OF TREES AND BUSHES. AFTER THE INITIAL COLLISION I THEN FOUGHT MY WAY THROUGH TREES REALIZING I HAD NO BRAKES I SLAMMED DOWN THE BRAKES AND LANDED ON SOME TREE STUBS 150 FT AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10643790

56,000 miles · Sep 18, 2014
Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ODI #10637294

47,000 miles · Sep 8, 2014
Seat Belts

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE BELT BUCKLES FAILED TO PROPERLY UNLATCH. THE BELT HAD TO BE VIOLENTLY PULLED IN ORDER TO EJECT FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ODI #10631540

Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 2014
Seat Belts

IN THE COLD WEATHER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT BUCKLE. IT FAILS TO "CLICK" INTO PLACE. OFTEN REQUIRES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE BUCKLE WAS HELD IN PLACE AS-IF IT WAS SECURED ONLY TO SNAP OUT OF PLACE AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10561671

30,000 miles · Dec 19, 2013
Power Train

AT A FULL STOP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED (AS IF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND) AND THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AS IF I HAD MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY AT RANDOM I…

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AT A FULL STOP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED (AS IF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND) AND THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING AS IF I HAD MY FOOT PRESSING DOWN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY AT RANDOM INTERVALS RANGING FROM 4 MONTHS TO 1 WEEK APART BETWEEN INCIDENTS AND IN ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEATHER. MAZDA'S COMPUTER IS TELLING THEM THAT PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED TO BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEREFORE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT COME UP WITH ANY OTHER CAUSE THAN THAT I AM PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I VIDEO-TAPED THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE CAR GOT UP TO 7000 RPM AND THE SUDDEN FORCE OF THE CAR JUMPING INTO GEAR ACTUALLY CAUSED THE CAR TO SLIDE EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN AT A FULL STOP (THIS INSTANCE WAS IN ICY CONDITIONS). I VIDEO-TAPED THE FACT THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT BECAUSE MY PHONE DOES NOT HAVE A LIGHT ON IT, THIS WAS TOO DARK TO DISCERN WITH THE DARK INTERIOR OF MY CAR. MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND HAS SEEN THAT MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ALSO RODE WITH ME TO ASCERTAIN THAT I AM NOT A TWO-FOOTED DRIVER. MAZDA IS THROWING THEIR HANDS UP IN THE AIR BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER WILL NOT PRODUCE A CODE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, WILL NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR, WILL NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE CAR, AND WILL NOT KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM (WHICH THEY SAY IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN IDENTIFY IT AND FIX IT). I EVEN ASKED THEM TO KEEP THE CAR THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED UNTIL THEY COULD REPRODUCE IT, AND INSTEAD THEY INSTALLED A BLACK BOX DEVICE WHICH BASICALLY ENDED UP TELLING THEM NOTHING EXCEPT THAT FORCE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10556740

45,000 miles · Dec 23, 2012
SuspensionWheels

TIRES MAKE NOISE AT 25+MPH. ALSO TRIED TO ROTATE THEM, BUT THE INSIDE THREAD WORN UNEVENLY (ALSO MENTIONED HERE BY OTHERS). THE TIRE SHOP SAID THAT SHOCKS NEED TO BE REPLACED, CALLED MAZDA, BUT THEY DON'T COVER SHOCKS/STRUTS UNDER POWER TRAIN PROTECTION. ALSO A MAJOR CLUNK AT FRONT SUSPENSION, MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10489558

16,000 miles · Dec 20, 2012
Suspension

REAR TIRES (TOYO, SIZE 205-50R17) BECAME NOTICEABLY NOISY, AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH & ABOVE) DUE TO CUPPING (LOW SPOTS AND HIGH SPOTS) WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF TIRES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MAZDA DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE HIGH CAMBER ANGLE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION (I.E., THE TOP OF EACH REAR TIRE LE…

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REAR TIRES (TOYO, SIZE 205-50R17) BECAME NOTICEABLY NOISY, AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH & ABOVE) DUE TO CUPPING (LOW SPOTS AND HIGH SPOTS) WEAR ON INSIDE EDGE OF TIRES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MAZDA DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE HIGH CAMBER ANGLE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION (I.E., THE TOP OF EACH REAR TIRE LEANS INWARD). THE CAMBER IS NON-ADJUSTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10489430

64,961 miles · Nov 5, 2012
Tires

WHILE CHECKING THE CUSTOMER'S TIRE PRESSURE AS PART OF AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE, THE VALVE STEM BROKE. THE VALVE STEM WAS PART OF THE TPMS SENSOR RESULTING IN THE TIRE GOING FLAT AND THE CAR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. A NEW TPMS SENSOR WAS PROCURED AND WE (THE SERVICE CENTER) HAD TO PAY THE $205.77 TO REPAIR THE FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10483435

Official recalls

1

10V600000 · Fuel System, Other:delivery:fuel Pump

Nov 24, 2010

MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 MAZDA5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 29, 2009, THROUGH APRIL 28, 2010. WATER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED COMPLETELY FROM THE HARNESS CONNECTOR OF THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO VARIATIONS IN THE FUEL TANK LEAK CHECK PROCESS PERFORMED BEFORE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONNECTOR PIN MAY CORRODE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE PIN TO BREAK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP, ENGINE STALL AND THE INABILITY TO RESTART THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND IF NECESSARY IT WILL BE REPLACED AND THE HARNESS WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-5500.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.